October 11, 2006

Bearing the brunt of Barak

"These allegations are all a big lie,"George Fernandez claimed with a sigh."The Navy said it neededThe Barak - I conceded,But I never took a bribe, why should I?"

TOI 11/10/06: CBI has lodged an FIR against former defence minister and NDA convenor George Fernandes and former navy chief Sushil Kumar, accusing them of receiving Rs 2 crore and a few lakhs as kickback in the Rs 1,150-crore Barak anti-missile defence system deal with Israel. Read about it here